Literature: history & criticism
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Literature: history & criticism
The Heart Has its Reasons. Young Adult Literature with Gay/Lesbian/Que...
Cart, Michael; Jenkins, Christine A.
Hardback. Society does not make it easy for young people, regardless of their sexual orientation, to find accurate, nonjudgmental information about homosexuality. It makes it even more difficult for young homosexuals. This book examines these issues and evaluates the body of literature, published for young adults that offer homosexual themes and characters. Series: Studies in Young Adult Literature. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 5S; DSBH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 225 x 151 x 22. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Scarecrow Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780810850712
- ISBN
- 9780810850712
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 99.64
€ 99.64
Paperback. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; DSA; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 15. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 264
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816693061
- ISBN
- 9780816693061
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.27
€ 29.27
Hardcover. A comprehensive analysis of the most important Shakespearean critics, editors, actors and directors. It offers a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural reception of Shakespeare, both nationally and internationally. Editor(s): DiPietro, Cary. Series: Great Shakespeareans. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 241 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 478.
- Publisher
- Continuum
- Number of pages
- 224
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826446114
- ISBN
- 9780826446114
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 212.74€ 185.98
€ 212.74
€ 185.98
Paperback. Through extended readings of English, French, and Italian writers of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth centuries, Claustrophilia shows that medieval enclosures actually make room for desires and communities that a poetics of pure openness would exclude. Series: The New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB; HBJD; HRA; JFSJ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349533329
- ISBN
- 9781349533329
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. Series: New Middle Ages. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 217 x 163 x 17. Weight in Grams: 354.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781403971975
- ISBN
- 9781403971975
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.23
€ 62.23
Paperback. Editor(s): Mazer, Cary M. Series: Great Shakespeareans. Num Pages: 264 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSBD; DSGS. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 16. Weight in Grams: 412.
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474253840
- ISBN
- 9781474253840
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 38.69
€ 46.99
€ 38.69
Paperback. Editor(s): Wolfe, Cary. Num Pages: 232 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: DSB; HP; PSV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 160 x 229 x 12. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press United States
- Number of pages
- 232
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Edition
- First edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780816641062
- ISBN
- 9780816641062
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 26.93
€ 26.99
€ 26.93
Paperback. An engaging overview of the Russian literary tradition, with a glossary and guide to further reading. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. Num Pages: 308 pages, 1 b/w illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSB. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 20. Weight in Grams: 494. Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature. 304 pages, 1 b/w illus. 1 map. An engaging overview of the Russian literary tradition, with a glossary and guide to further reading. Cateogry: (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSB. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 20. Weight: 494.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521606523
- ISBN
- 9780521606523
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.21
€ 37.21
Hardback. The creative potential is inherent in transposing classic literary texts into other genres or media (operatic, dramatic) and the responsibilities, if any, govern the transposer, audience, and critic. The practice of transposition gives rise to a creative conflict. This title features essays and reviews, linked by these themes. Series: Studies in Russian and Slavic Literatures, Cultures and History. Num Pages: 450 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AGR; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 25. Weight in Grams: 789.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Academic Studies Press United States
- Number of pages
- 450
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781934843819
- ISBN
- 9781934843819
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 158.22
€ 158.22
Paperback. Full of analysis and interpretation, historical background, discussions and commentaries, York Notes will help you get right to the heart of the text you're studying, whether it's poetry, a play or a novel. Series: York Notes Advanced. Num Pages: 120 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 4KL; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UA) A / AS level; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 211 x 212 x 9. Weight in Grams: 162.
- Publisher
- Pearson Education Canada
- Number of pages
- 120
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405896238
- ISBN
- 9781405896238
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 11.28
€ 11.28
Paperback. Includes essays that focus on the tenth book of the Iliad, which has been doubted, ignored, and even scorned. This title uses approaches based on oral traditional poetics to illuminate many of the interpretive questions that literary approaches find unsolvable. Series: Hellenic Studies. Num Pages: 350 pages, 3 halftones. BIC Classification: 2AHA; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 226 x 184 x 28. Weight in Grams: 614.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies United States
- Number of pages
- 350
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674035591
- ISBN
- 9780674035591
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 27.99€ 24.34
€ 27.99
€ 24.34
Hardback. An examination of the figure of Briseis, Achilles' concubine in the "Iliad", as an example of the traditional artistry enabled by the oral poetic system. It argues that Briseis' role in the "Iliad" is enormously compressed, both in relation to the "Iliad" and the tradition of the epic cycle. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 325.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742522183
- ISBN
- 9780742522183
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 175.97
€ 175.97
Paperback. An examination of the figure of Briseis, Achilles' concubine in the "Iliad", as an example of the traditional artistry enabled by the oral poetic system. It argues that Briseis' role in the "Iliad" is enormously compressed, both in relation to the "Iliad" and the tradition of the epic cycle. Series: Greek Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches. Num Pages: 240 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 2AHA; 3D; DSBB; DSC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 227 x 149 x 9. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780742522190
- ISBN
- 9780742522190
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.75
€ 71.75
Hardback. "Marcianus Graecus Z. 454 [= 822]", known to Homeric scholars as the Venetus A, is the oldest complete text of the Iliad in existence, meticulously crafted during the tenth century CE. This title contains high-resolution images of the manuscript. Editor(s): Due, Casey. Series: Hellenic Studies Series. Num Pages: 250 pages, 10 colour illustrations, 20 halftones. BIC Classification: DSBB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 178 x 241 x 18. Weight in Grams: 771.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Harvard University, Center for Hellenic Studies
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 250
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674032026
- ISBN
- 9780674032026
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 69.67€ 62.46
€ 69.67
€ 62.46
Hardback. Series: Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and the Cultures of Print. Num Pages: 245 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 2AB; 3JF; 3JH; DSBD; DSBF; DSC; HBJD1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. Weight in Grams: 462.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Publisher
- Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
- Number of pages
- 245
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319469287
- ISBN
- 9783319469287
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 108.89
€ 108.89
Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DC; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 218 x 10. Weight in Grams: 184.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Manic D Press, Inc.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781933149844
- ISBN
- 9781933149844
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 14.72
€ 15.99
€ 14.72
Hardcover. Dealing with the historical and thematic intersections of Christianity and critical theory, this collection brings together a diversity of specialist scholars in the area. Building on recent discourses in theology as well as their knowledge of hermeneutic and critical traditions, they examine major themes in contemporary critical theory. Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSB; HRC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 141 x 223 x 18. Weight in Grams: 370.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230234802
- ISBN
- 9780230234802
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.23
€ 62.23
Paperback. Dealing withthe historical and thematic intersections of Christianity and critical theory, this collection brings together a diversity of specialist scholars in the area. Building on recent discourses in theology as well as their knowledge of hermeneutic and critical traditions, they examine major themes in contemporary critical theory." Num Pages: 208 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; HPC; HRC; JFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 11. Weight in Grams: 275.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349313600
- ISBN
- 9781349313600
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54
Hardcover. Through an examination of the poetry of Anne Sexton, Audre Lorde, and Gloria Anzaldua this book paints a vivid picture of how American culture carries a history of traumatic violence. According to the author, the poetry of Sexton, Lorde, and Anzaldua facilitates healing. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2ABM; 3JJ; DSBH; DSC; JFFE; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 383.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 1st
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780312233426
- ISBN
- 9780312233426
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 62.34
€ 62.34
paperback. "We Heal From Memory" shows how poetry allows us to witness to and heal from traumatic histories, both individual and collective. Num Pages: 231 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSA; DSBH; DSC; JFC; JFSJ; JHB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140. .
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st ed. 2000
- Number of pages
- 231
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781349629831
- ISBN
- 9781349629831
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 62.54
€ 62.54